Fear the Bored with Dirt Bikes

Friday spurious_logic shared this great gif:


Dumb people do dumb things, right?

I shared the pic with a couple friends over email. Today Lenny, infamous Lenny, responded:

yo dude.... I HAVE done that!!!! it was a bigger ride using a yz 125 dirtbike!!!! (didn't fall) out though.... just puked!!!

Sadly, Lenny ain't stupid, so there's goes my theory. In fact, he was probably smart enough to center himself enough and avoid that reverse centripetal ejection, but apparently not smart enough to avoid eating before the exercise.

Then again, thinking back, I'm willing to bet the tendency toward executing stunts like this have less to do with stupidity and more with boredom. Rural living might be great for the folks, but the toll it takes on their kids . . . immeasurable. I speak from experience. Growing up, the walk from the house to the end of the driveway was 3/4 of a mile, dirt in the summer, mud in winter. The only thing that kept me from doing something like that pic shows was lack of a dirt bike.